The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas established the Globalization Institute in 2007 for the purpose of better understanding how the process of deepening economic integration between the countries of the world, or globalization, alters the environment in which U.S. monetary policy decisions are made.

Year to date, Texas has added 87,300 jobs. The state lost 8,600 jobs in March.
Unemployment rates rose in eight of nine major metro areas in Texas, according to seasonally adjusted numbers from the Dallas Fed. Austin’s unemployment rate remained unchanged.

The Dallas Fed improves the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) payroll employment estimates for Texas by incorporating preliminary benchmarks into the data in a more timely manner and by using a two-step seasonal adjustment technique. Texas metropolitan area unemployment rates from the BLS are also seasonally adjusted by the Dallas Fed.